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Sun, Oct 14, 12 at 19:20
| My two year old daughter may have eaten a berry from a small tree or large shrub near our home. After a lot of research I'm pretty sure that it's not one of the commonly-known poisonous berries, but it would do wonders for my peace of mind to know exactly what it is. I'd very much appreciate any help with this. |
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| It looks like it might be Privet (Ligustrum is the scientific name). |
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| Thank you!!! That's definitely it. I found images at http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Ligusja.htm and it's a lingustrum japonicum, also known as the waxleaf privet. The berries are poisonous, but I called poison control and the said that one berry (which is the most she could possibly have gotten) is nothing to worry about. |
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